"I look forward to Kansas with low downforce. Before with the high downforce package, it was just such a high-speed parade. With low downforce, it’s going to get rid of a lot of that. But definitely not all of it. Your car has to be good and have a good platform. As smooth and high-grip as it is in the pavement, it’s kind of an engineer’s dream, in my opinion. The car needs to be flat and level and hold a consistent platform, and that’s going to be good on a long run.

“We had another good finish last week, 11th at Talladega. And we've been making gains in the point standings. I'm proud of the efforts by our team, and I think we're only going to keep getting better as the season progresses."